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Friday, September 21, 2012

Today is my Daddy’s birthday so I will
tell you a little about him.He was born
in 1930 in Mississippi and had 4 brothers and 2 sisters.He was close to all of his siblings.His mother passed away when he was 12 years
old, he didn’t talk about that.He was
very, very close to his father until he passed away in 1983.

My parents were married in 1950 in
Axson, GA.Two years later my mother
gave birth to my oldest brother.There
are six of us children.My brothers
loved and admired my father.Even as
they were adults with families of their own, they would take fishing and
camping trips together.Me and my
sisters were all Daddy’s girls.I even
had a “Daddy’s Girl” vanity tag on my car for years.

Daddy was a man of very few
words.He didn’t say much so when he
did, we all listened.He was a brilliant
business man and always worked hard to take care of his family.He knew several trades.He worked in pulp wood, painted houses,
worked at a dairy farm and several other.He was offered an opportunity to be a general manager of a fast food
restaurant and that is where he stayed until he retired.

I love my Daddy and I miss him so
much.I wish my children would have
known him.He would have loved them
so.He was an excellent Father and
Grandfather.

5
comments:

Your Daddy was a very sweet man, and while I only met him a few times, I have a very clear picture of him to this day. I remember when you got that blue car, and one of the first things you did was put that tag on there, I remember that too! Happy Birthday to your dear Daddy.

How am I just now reading this for the first time? Anyway, I loved your Daddy and I sure do miss him too. He was a good man who loved the Seminoles and he loved his family. He worked hard, I've ALWAYS heard that said about him. He was in church ALOT. He loved the Lord. We sure don't realize how much we will miss our parents when we are young, do we? Love you.